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Dear Lukas, Stephen, Mike, Sally, John, Hunter, and Pierre,

Thank you for the excellent board meeting last week. I've attached the
preliminary minutes, please suggest any changes while the meeting is still
in your memory, so that we can have fairly acceptable minutes for actual
approval at the September Board Meeting.

*Do note the dates of the next board meetings
c4 Board: September 14 in the afternoon
c3 Board: September 12 in the afternoon*

Meanwhile - I will be following up with Hunter, John, and Sally regarding
potential partners on our development aid advocacy next week. We have 40
people arriving for our fly-in and lobby day on Monday and Tuesday.

Also, at the Board Meeting I promised you names of those we are approaching
for the Hill caucus - if you have other ideas, please send and we will
discuss. Right now, we are looking at:

*Senate:*
Chris Coons: Foreign Relations, Africa Subcommittee, and Energy (long-term
relationship with Truman, former Senior Fellow)
Jeanne Shaheen: Foreign Relations, Energy, and Armed Services Committees
(former Staff member of Gary Hart, friends with Chris Coons)
Mark Udall: Armed Services, Energy, Intelligence Committees
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House (these three are friends and enjoy working together)*
Adam Smith; HASC
Adam Schiff: State, Foreign Ops and Related Programs Subcommittee, and
Appropriations
Steve Israel: Appropriations (long-time relationship with Truman)


We had a fabulous conference last weekend - the best one yet, hands down.
Kati Marton, Dick Holbrooke's widow, was so impressed that she has offered
to help any way she can - and our donors who were there felt the same. The
new Fellows are bursting with ideas and excitement - we will send you their
bio books next week. I've spent the week fundraising in New York and now am
off to San Francisco for the same, and we are doing well - I hope to have
good news on that front!

Many thanks for all of your work and deliberation,
Rachel

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Truman National Security Project and Truman Educational Institute

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